General Bill
Civil Remedies Against Insurers:
Revises provisions relating to civil actions against insurers; provides definition; revises grounds for bringing action based on insurer's failure to accept an offer to settle; provides who may bring action; provides requirements for bringing an action; provides for release of insured if insurer offers to settle third-party claim within specified time; provides insurer has affirmative defense if third-party claimant or insured fails to cooperate with insurer; provides insurer is not liable for two or more claims that exceed policy limits if files interpleader action or makes policy limits available under arbitration; specifies responsibility for payment of liens; provides insurer is not liable for amounts in excess of policy limits if makes timely payment of appraisal amount; provides refusals to act by insurer are not presumptive evidence of bad faith; revises requirements relating to preaction notice of civil action sent to Department of Financial Regulation & insurer; specifies work-product protection requirements; prohibits award of fees & costs from including any form of multiplier or enhancement; provides that provisions of act replace common law; revises & limiting damages that are recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in civil action; provides for severability.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2011
Last Event:
Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4081 (Ch. 2011-11) on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM
Bill #
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
CS/SB 1592
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Subject:
Civil Remedies Against Insurers
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Relationship:
Similar
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Bill #:
HB 4081
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Subject:
Repeal of Obsolete Insurance Provisions
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Relationship:
Compare
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CS/HB 4099
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Subject:
Repeal of Property and Casualty Insurance Provisions
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Compare
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Bill #:
SB 636
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Subject:
Repeal of Obsolete Insurance Provisions
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Relationship:
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H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 4081 (Ch. 2011-11)
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05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Time:
05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM
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H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
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Time:
03/31/2011 - 4:16 PM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Time:
03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM
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Judiciary Committee
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H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee
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Time:
03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM
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Economic Affairs Committee
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H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM
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Civil Justice Subcommittee
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H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM
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H Filed
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Time:
03/03/2011 - 4:26 PM
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Baxley
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